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Imports of goods and services, billion USD, 2024:

The average for 2024 based on 8 countries was 98.35 billion U.S. dollars. The highest value was in Brazil: 381.76 billion U.S. dollars and the lowest value was in Paraguay: 17.62 billion U.S. dollars. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2024. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: billion U.S. dollars; Source: The World Bank
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Countries Imports, billion dollars, 2024 Global rank Available data
Brazil 381.76 1 -
Chile 99.53 2 -
Colombia 87.54 3 -
Argentina 81.22 4 -
Peru 66.34 5 -
Ecuador 33.57 6 -
Uruguay 19.19 7 -
Paraguay 17.62 8 -


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Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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